Contents: Introduction. Material and methods. Results and discussion. Table I: Geographical distribution of the fishes in major river systems of the Western Ghats. Summary. Acknowledgements. Bibliography. Table II: Fishes of Western Ghats. Table III. Percentage composition of major orders of fishes occurring in two global hotspots. Table IV: Composition of threatened and endemic fishes in Western Ghats.

From the preface: "The Western Ghats, one of the twenty five hotspots in the world sustains unique piscine fauna, which need protection. The present work submits an account on 135 species of fishes comprising 57 genera and 22 families under 8 orders of freshwater fishes viz. food fishes, gamefishes, ornamental fishes and many more.

"This work will serve the purpose of inquisitive research workers and can provide insight into ichthyology".